EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing’s Annual Award winners were announced during a banquet ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 31.
The banquet’s theme was “Recognizing Our High Rollers.” 412th Test Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert explained what the theme meant to him and why it was important to recognize the award winners.
“Your impact to the Warfighter is high-rolling, not just for a year, but for the duration of your career,” he said.
Congratulations to the winners below:
Airman of the Year
Airman 1st Class Devin Wannamaker
412th Operations Group
Noncomissioned Officer of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Rikki Glowacki
412th Medical Group
Senior Noncomissioned Officer of the Year
Master Sgt. Kwadwo Agyen-Frempong
412th Mission Support Group
First Sergeant of the Year
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Forbes Jr.
412th Mission Support Group
Company-Grade Officer of the Year
Capt. Clinton Bialcak
412th Maintenance Group
Field-Grade Officer of the Year
Maj. Benjamin Gilliland
412th Operations Group
Honor Guardsman of the Year
Staff Sgt. Jesse Creager
412th Mission Support Group
Individual Mobilization Augmentee CGO of the Year
Capt. Corey Porter
412th Test Wing Chaplain's Office
Individual Mobilization Augmentee FGO of the Year
Maj. Richard Honoré
412th Test Wing Chaplain's Office
Individual Mobilization Augmentee SNCO of the Year
Master Sgt. Michael Shaub Jr.
412th Maintenance Group
Supervision/Management of the Year
Matthew Bernhardt
412th Civil Engineer Group
Scientific/Engineering of the Year
Emily Mendoza
412th Electronic Warfare Group
Staff/Technician of the Year
Joseph Spears
412th Mission Support Group
Trades & Labor of the Year
Matthew Dennis
412th Civil Engineer Group
Administration/CSS of the Year
Kristina Roach
412th Mission Support Group
Specialist/Analyst of the Year
Jeromy Smith
412th Operations Group
Program Manager of the Year
Raymond Howard
412th Medical Group
Team of the Year
Operations Team
412th Civil Engineer Group
Test Team of the Year
F-35 Mission Systems Team
775th Test Squadron
Innovator of the Year
Brandon Hyneman
412th Test Engineering Group
Innovation Team of the Year
Target Location Error Team
412th Test Engineering Group
Key Spouse of the Year
Lanie Sheffield
412th Medical Group
Joan Orr AF Spouse of the Year
Jill Helseth
412th Maintenance Group
For the Warfighter of the Year
Eugene Oh
412th Operations Group
Volunteer of the Year
Lt. Co.l Richard Baird
412th Maintenance Group